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ISBN 978-0-06-082114-2
ISBN 978-0060821173
HARPER COLLINS
New York Public Library 100 Best Books 2009
Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee
Children's Book-of-the-the-Month Club Pick
Politics & Prose Favorite Book of 2009
"Like Dick King-Smith with a bit more bite—and a certain amount of biting."—Kirkus
"Do yourself a favor. Find it. Enjoy it. Give it to boys and girls alike, because when it comes to kid-friendly, well-written fare, this book is for everybody. A delicate little jewel of a novel."—Elizabeth Bird, "Review of the Day" 3/9/09; A Fuse #8 Production, at schoollibraryjournal.com
"Crusher's adventures and her gradual development of compassion for Breakfast, the live mouse in her cage, and even for Gunnar himself work together with the hilarious satire on modern American life to give this terrific child appeal but also a lot of room for discussion." —The Horn Book Magazine
"The wisecracking and irritable-sounding narrator here is definitely something different.... Her seen-it-all voice, and the twists and turns of Jennings's plot, make for an engaging and very funny story." —The New York Times